Collage Supplies: Playing Cards/Tarot Cards

 

 

 
Preposterous Playing Cards
Warning: really bad puns abound in this illustrated deck. Every card is a face card (but it is still a "normal" deck with 4 suits). The illustrated puns include a cat saying, "The best things in life have fleas;" "Deaf in Venice" and "The Garage of Figaro." You are forewarned.

The cards are 2-5/8" x 3-13/16" and are boxed. Imported from England. Illustrated by Simon Drew.

$19.99

 

 
Oracles Divination Deck
Cards are 3" x 4-1/2" (big). Deck of 52 cards (and instruction booklet).

Here's a page with rules for the game of Tarocchi. There's more info about Tarocchi on our Playing Card History page.

$10.99

 

 
The Fantastic Menagerie Tarot
Full 78-card deck that uses the wonderfully eccentric illustrations of Victorian artist known as J.J. Grandville (his real name was Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard).

Here's another photo showing more cards (excuse the over-exposure) or click on the pic at left to see larger versions of 6 cards.

The cards are 3" x 5" and the boxed deck comes with an instruction booklet. Imported from Prague.

Another deck with illustrations from Grandville is below.

$19.99

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The Baroque Bohemian Cats' Tarot
The Baroque Bohemian Cats' Tarot is for everyone who loves fairy-tales, fables — and of course cats of all kinds. Beautifully illustrated cats slinking through historic gardens, palaces and theatres in 17th c finery. Background art and architecture include the Baroque splendor of Prague and other period locations.

Here's another photo showing more cards or click on the pic at left to see larger versions of 6 cards.

The cards are 3" x 5" and the boxed deck comes with an instruction booklet. Imported from Prague.

Another feline deck below.

$19.99

 

 
The Victorian Romantic Tarot
Based on exquisite engravings from the 19th century, this is a deck for art lovers, Victoriana enthusiasts and anyone who enjoys decks filled with evocative imagery.

Click on the pic at left to see larger versions of 6 cards.

The cards are 3" x 5" and the boxed deck comes with an instruction booklet. Imported from Prague.

$19.99

 

 

 
Silk Tarot Bags

Beautiful, hand-made silk drawstring bags (that are washable), made in Prague, and based on images from the Flower Oracle deck (with one addition from the amazing Kostnice Ossuary ("bone chapel") in the Czech Republic.

The bags are 6 x 8". The backs of the bags use fabric from vintage kimonos. The bags are fully lined in muslin. Clockwise from upper left:

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Cat Tarot
Beautiful and funny deck. Imported from Italy (each deck is numbered). Small size on heavy ivory cardstock.

A limited edition series of 22 small black and white drawings depicting cats as traditional Major Arcana characters. Card titles in Italian. Packaged in a hardcover case with tie ribbon. Close up of one card.

$19.99

 

 
Dogs Tarot
"I Cani Originali;" 22 Major Arcana. Imported from Italy; card titles in Italian. Printed on heavy ivory cardstock and packaged in a hardcover case with tie ribbon. A charming gift for dog lovers. This is the second edition, limited to 2,000 (each deck is numbered).

$19.99

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Miniature Alice in Wonderland Deck
There are 48 cards in the deck and all have color pictures on them from the Tenniel illustrations.

Alice in Wonderland die-cut scraps are here.

1-1/2" x 2-1/2"

$5.99

 

 
Flower Oracle Deck of Cards
Forty glorious cards of Victorian "Flowers Personified" make up this gorgeous and unique oracle-based on original early nineteenth century engravings by JJ Grandville.

Imported from Prague. Cards are 3-1/16" x 5" and the boxed deck comes with an instruction booklet.

A collage sheet based on the same source material is here.

See above for silk bags based on these cards.

$15.99

 

 
Tiny Tarot Deck of Cards
Tiny Universal Waite Tarot. 78 cards are 1.1875" x 1.375".

Here are a few more photos: the box (with a not-very-sharp photo of some cards, but it does show the size), Page of Wands, Queen of Pentacles.

$4.99

 

 
Tarocchi Deck of Cards
Cards are 2-1/2" x 4-1/4" (big). Deck of 54 cards (and instruction booklet).

Here's a page with rules for the game of Tarocchi. There's more info about Tarocchi on our Playing Card History page.

$10.99

 

 
Gypsy Witch Deck of Cards
Cards are 2-1/2" x 3-1/2". Includes instructions for using to tell fortunes. Deck of 52 cards.

$6.95

 
Click on any of the suit names, at right,
to see more cards in just that suit.

See a deco page using one of these cards

History of Typography Playing Cards

We designed a set of playing cards using four historical eras important in the development of lettering as the four suits. In addition to the typography theme, each suit features letters from 1/2 of the alphabet (so two entire alphabets are illuminated in this deck). The following introduction to the suits is printed on a cover card:

  • The Columns suit uses Roman capitals chiseled on the Trajan Column.
  • The Banners suit uses Medieval Lombardic capitals that were hand-painted in manuscripts.
  • Escutcheons use early metal type from the infancy of printing.
  • Calligraphy uses ornamental calligraphy from the Baroque era.

They are 2-3/4 x 4-1/4", printed in crisp black ink on 100 lb matte-coated cover stock. (Note: these cards were designed as a client gift for our parent company, Capacis.)

You can buy the whole deck or just a suit for using in collage projects.

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Sample Art


 

Inspiration


Silk Tarot Bags

 


A History of
Playing Cards

 


The Encyclopedia
Of Tarot